> "On skysports" > > Following defeat in Sunday's game with Manchester United, Liverpool > manager Gerard Houllier was forced to concede that the 2003-04 Premiership > title has already shaped up into a three-horse race. > Just 12 games into the campaign and Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United > have all put some distance between themselves and the rest of The > Premiership, in what has been a record-breaking start to the season. "We > know it will be difficult now," said Houllier. "We know it is looking like > a three-horse race, but you never know." > > If Liverpool are to force themselves back into the reckoning then they > will be relying on the top three sides to slip up following their > blistering start to the campaign. > > Never before have the top three teams all won 28 points or more after only > 12 games and with just three defeats between them, it looks as though the > pace they are setting will be too much for the rest of the league. > > Best starts to the season: > > > Season Team Points > 2003-04 Arsenal 30 > Chelsea 29 > Man United 28 > > 1994-95 Newcastle 29 > Nottingham Forest 27 > Man United 25 > > 1999-00 Leeds United 26 > Arsenal 25 > Sunderland 24 > > 1995-96 Newcastle 31 > Man United 26 > Arsenal 24 > > The top three of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have been aided in > their start to the season by the fact that the two other sides who were > considered championship challengers at the beginning of the campaign have > failed on the big occasions. > > > Rank Team Won Drawn Lost Goal diff Pts > 1 Arsenal 3 1 0 3 10 > 2 Manchester United 2 1 0 2 7 > 3 Chelsea 2 1 1 5 6 > 4 Liverpool 0 0 3 -3 0 > 5 Newcastle United 0 0 3 -7 0 > > Liverpool and Newcastle have failed to pick up any points when faced with > their title rivals so far - allowing the other three to extend the gap > between themselves and the rest of the league and in doing so they could > well have conceded their title aspirations already. > > >
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